OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of simvastatin on the expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) and alkaline phosphates (ALP) activity in the primary cultured bone marrow stromal cells, and to elucidate the mechanism of the anabolic osteogenetic effect of simvastatin. METHODS: Bone marrow stromal cells in femur and tibia of adult mouse were cultured in vitro. after treated with different concentrations of simvastatin (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 1.0 mumol/L) or recombinant human BMP-2 for 72 hours, ALP activity of bone marrow stromal cells was determined. BMP-2 expression of bone marrow stromal cells was analyzed by using immunocytochemistry and Western blotting. RESULTS: After treated with simvastatin for 72 hours, BMP-2 expression increased, while little BMP-2 expression could be observed in the control group. ALP activity also increased in a dose-dependent manner; t-test showed that ALP activity in the group which concentrations of simvastatin were 0.5 mumol/L (t = 2.35, P = 0.041), 1.0 mumol/L (t = 2.348, P = 0.041) had significant difference when compared with control group. CONCLUSION: Simvastatin lead to high expression of BMP-2 in bone marrow stromal cells, via the increased auto- or para-crine of BMP-2, and ALP activity increased. These may be parts of the mechanism on the anabolic osteogenetic effect of simvastatin.
【 Abstract 】 Objective To investigate the effects of 250 ml/m3 carbon monoxide (CO) inhalation or intraperitoneal infusion on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced rat intestinal tract injury, and to detect the roles of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway during CO administration. Methods After received 5 mg/kg LPS or an equal volume of normal saline by intravenous injection, 108 male SD rats were randomly divided into 6 groups: control group, CO inhalation (250 ml/m3) group, CO intraperitoneal infusion (250 ml/m3 at a rate of 2 L/min) group, LPS (5 mg/kg) group, LPS (5 mg/kg)+CO inhalation (250 ml/m3) group and LPS (5 mg/kg)+CO intraperitoneal infusion (250 ml/m3 at a rate of 2 L/min) group. The animals were differently sacrificed at 1, 3 and 6 h for the observation, and the ileum tissues were homogenized for determination the levels of platelet activator factor (PAF), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and interlukin-10 (IL-10) with enzyme-lined immunosorbent assay, the content of maleic dialdehyde (MDA) with thiobarbitric acid, the activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO) with chemical method, the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) with hydroxylamine, the activity of phosphorylated p38 MAPK with Western blot, the pathology with light microscope, and the extents of cell apoptosis were showed by the ratio of the apoptotic cells which had less DNA to the total cells of a cell-suspension sample by using the flow cytometry after being stained with propidium iodide. Results Compared with both control, CO inhalation and intraperitoneal infusion group at the same time point, the levels of PAF, ICAM-1, MDA, MPO, cell apoptosis rate and the phosphorylated p38 MAPK protein in LPS group were increased, while IL-10 and SOD were decreased (P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01), and accompanied by severe intestinal tract injury. There were no statistics differences at the different time point in the same group. PAF, ICAM-1, MDA, MPO and cell apoptosis rate in both LPS+CO inhalation group and LPS+CO intraperitoneal infusion group were lower, while IL-10 and SOD were higher than the corresponding value in LPS group at the same time point (all P ＜ 0.05), with ameliorate injury too, but the expression of phosphorylated p38 MAPK was further up-regulated than that of LPS group (all P ＜ 0.05). However, there were no significant differences in these parameters between LPS+CO inhalation group and LPS+CO intraperitoneal infusion group. Conclusion 250 ml/m3 CO inhalation and intraperitoneal infusion exerts the similar protection against LPS induced rat intestinal tract injury via anti-oxidant, anti-inflammation, and anti-apoptosis. This may involve the p38 MAPK pathway.
Objective To determine the contents of matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3) and interleukin 1 (IL-1) in the tissues of the lumbar disc herniation and to investigate their roles in the pathogenesis. Methods The tissues of the herniated lumbar disc were obtained from 30 patients undergoing surgery for persistent radiculopathy from June 2003 to December 2004 and at the same time these samples were divided into the following three experimentalgroups: the bulge group (n=11), the protrusion group (n=9), and the prolapsus group (n=10)，14 males, 16 females, aged 33.64 years. As the control group, 9 lumbar disc specimens were harvested from 9 patients(4 males, 5 females, aged 21-58 years) suffering from bursting fracture of the lumbar spine. The specimens were analyzed by the ELISA method for the contents of MMP-3 and IL-1. Results The contents of MMP-3(14.25±1.32, 19.89±2.97,20.69±2.18 ng/ml in the bulge group, protrusion group and prolapsus group, separately) and IL-1(8.52±0.22， 11.88±0.52，11.90±0.73 pg/ml in the bulge group, protrusion group and prolapsus group, separately) in the experimental groups were significantly higher than those in the control group. The contents of MMP-3 and IL-1 in the protrusion group were not significantly higher than those in the prolapsus group, but they were significantly higher than those in the bulge group(P＜0.01). The contents of MMP-3 had a significant relationship with the contents of IL-1 in the three experimental groups and the control group(P＜0.01). Conclusion The result demonstrates that the tissues of the lumbar disc herniation can produce both MMP-3 and IL-1, which may have an unknown but important relationship with each other.
Objective To evaluate the potential of specific mRNA marker keratin 19(K19) to detect micrometastasis by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) .Methods One hundred and ninty four regional lymph nodes harvested from 6 cases of benign diseases, 4 cases of breast carcinoma, 5 cases of gastric carcinoma and 12 cases of colorectal carcinoma patients were examined by conventional pathology and amplifying tissue specific K19 mRNA by RT-PCR separately, then the two methods were compared with each other. Results None of the 34 lymph nodes which were pathological metastasis-negative from benign diseases expressed K19 mRNA by RT-PCR, all of the 28 regional lymph nodes which were pathological metastasis-positive from malignant cases showed trains of K19 mRNA by RT-PCR. Of the 132 lymph nodes which were pathological metastasis-negative from malignant cases, 11 lymph nodes were detected with micrometastasis by genetic diagnosis.Conclusion Genetic diagnosis of lymph node micrometastasis is more sensitive than conventional pathology and has diagnostic value and merits further study.
In order to explore the histochemical changes in retina after intravitreal injection of gentamycin,a histochemical quantitative analysis of cytochrome oxidase(CYO)and acetylcholinesterase(ACHE)was performed with a computerized image analysis system and was compared with that of morphological study.The results showed that CYO decreased significantly in 100mu;g dosage group.With increasing intravitreal gentamycin dosage or observed days,CYO decreased gradually in all rabbits.In 100~500mu;g dosage groups,ACHE changed mildly at 3 days of injection.It decreased significantly at 7 days.However,it was destroyed completely in 1000~3000mu;g dosage groups at 3 days. （Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,1994,10:232-235）
Objective To observe the effects of culture medium of amniotic cells on NO and NOS in retinal tissues of rabbits in vitro in order to provide a protective method for antioxidation in retina transplantation. Methods Thirty adult healthy rabbits (30 right eyes) were divided into 3 groups. Group I: fresh retinal tissue; group II: routine culture medium; group III: culture medium of amniotic cells. The retinal tissues in group II and III were cultured in the corresponding culture medium for 1 week. The content of NO and NOS in retinal tissues in the 3 groups were determined. Results Compared with group I, the content of NO and NOS of group II increased obviously (t=3.821, 3.854; P＜0.001). There was no statistical difference of content of NO and NOS between group I and III (t=1.657, 1.745; P＞0.05). Conclusion Culture medium of amniotic cells may remove free radicals and enhance the ability of antioxidation. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis，2004，20：366-368)
Objective To explore the relationship between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection with serum human kissin-1 (KISS-1) and matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) levels and prognosis in patients with colon cancer. Methods A total of 86 colon cancer patients who were hospitalized in our hospital from April 2015 to April 2016 were selected as the colon cancer group; in the same period, 84 cases of physical examination person in our hospital were selected as the control group. Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to test colon cancer patients for EBV DNA, and divided the patients into EBV DNA negative group and EBV DNA positive group according to the test results. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) method was used to detect serum KISS-1 and MMP2 levels. Pearson method was used to analyze the correlation between serum KISS-1 and MMP2 levels in patients with colon cancer infected with EBV. The survival curve was drawn by Kaplan-Meier method, and the relationship between EBV infection and prognosis of colon cancer patients was analyzed by log-rank test. Multivariate Cox regression analysis were used to analyze the factors affecting the prognosis of colon cancer patients. Results Compared with the control group, the positive rate of EBV DNA in the colon cancer group was higher (χ2=21.854, P<0.001). The EBV DNA positive rate of patients with lymph node metastasis, TNM stage Ⅲ–Ⅳ, tumor low differentiation and tumor infiltration T3–T4 was higher than those without lymph node metastasis, TNM stage Ⅰ–Ⅱ, tumor high/medium differentiation and tumor infiltration T1–T2 (P<0.05). Compared with the EBV DNA negative group, the serum KISS-1 level of the EBV DNA positive group decreased, and the MMP2 level increased (P<0.001). There was a negative correlation between serum KISS-1 and MMP2 levels in colon cancer patients with EBV infection (r=–0.510, P<0.001). The 5-year survival rates of colon cancer patients in the EBV DNA-negative group and the EBV DNA-positive group were 52.94% (27/51) and 14.29% (5/35), respectively, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (χ2=13.274, P<0.001). EBV infection, MMP2 high expression, and lymph node metastasis were independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of colon cancer patients (P<0.05), and KISS-1 low expression was a protective factor affecting the prognosis of colon cancer patients (P<0.05). Conclusions EBV infection is closely related to the progression and prognosis of colon cancer. The down-regulation of KISS-1 and the up-regulation of MMP2 may be related to EBV infection.
目的:研究大豆异黄酮对D半乳糖致衰老大鼠抗氧化能力的影响。方法:用D半乳糖注射Wistar雄性大鼠5个月,建立衰老模型。对致衰老模型组、大豆异黄酮组肝脏、心脏和前列腺丙二醛(MDA)含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化酶(GSHPx)活性进行测定及比较。结果:低、中、高不同剂量大豆异黄酮灌喂组与模型组大鼠相比,各脏器MDA含量(μmol/L)(心脏:695±093,562±112,435±112比802±111;肝脏:815±085,647±120,515±112比935±135;前列腺:715±092,558±115,423±125比833±124)均有降低,差异有统计学意义(Plt;005),而SOD酶活性(nmol/L)(心脏:4732±308,5518±428,6120±368比3225±370;肝脏:18121±506,19015±706,19720±570比17213±512;前列腺:4156±301,4607±421,5015±335比3374±305)和GSHPx酶活性(nmol/L)(心脏:905±096,1111±245,1313±146比713±151;肝脏:902±105,1150±223,1362±192比698±160;前列腺:435±085,613±102,747±155比312±106)有升高,差异同样具有统计学意义(Plt;005);大豆异黄酮摄入量越高,MDA含量越低,而SOD、GSHPx酶活性越高。结论:摄入适量大豆异黄酮可有效增强大鼠机体抗氧化能力,从而延缓D半乳糖诱发的大鼠衰老。
ObjectiveTo investigate the expression changes and the repair effect of mitogen and stress- activated protein kinase 1 (MSK1) on spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats.MethodsOne hundred and twenty male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats (weighing 220-250 g) were used for the study, 70 of them were randomly divided into sham-operation group and SCI group (n=35), the rats in SCI group were given SCI according to Allen’s method, and the sham-operation group only opened the lamina without injuring the spinal cord; spinal cord tissue was collected at 8 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 5 days, and 7 days after invasive treatment, each group of 5 rats was used to detect the expression of MSK1 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) by Western blot assay. Another 20 SD rats were grouped by the same method as above (n=10). In these rats, a negative control lentiviral LV3NC dilution was injected at a depth of approximately 0.8 mm at the spinal cord T10 level. The results of transfection at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 14 days after injection were observed under an inverted fluorescence microscope to determine the optimal transfection time of the virus. The other 30 SD rats were randomly divided into group A with only SCI, group B with a negative control lentiviral LV3NC injected after SCI, and group C with MSK1 small interfering RNA (siRNA) lentivirus injected after SCI, with 10 rats each group. The Basso, Beatlie, Bresnahan (BBB) score of hind limbs was measured at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 14 days after treatment; spinal cord tissue collected at the optimal time point for lentivirus transfection was detected the expression changes of MSK1 and PCNA by Western blot and the localization by immunofluorescence staining of MSK1 and PCNA proteins.ResultsWestern blot assay showed that there was no significant changes in the expression of MSK1 and PCNA at each time points in the sham-operation group. In the SCI group, the expression of MSK1 protein was gradually decreased from 8 hours after injury to the lowest level at 3 days after injury, and then gradually increased; the expression change of PCNA protein was opposite to MSK1. The expression of MSK1 in SCI group was significantly lower than that in the sham-operation group at 1, 2, 3, and 5 days after injury (P<0.05), and the expression of PCNA protein of SCI group was significantly higher than that of the sham-operation group at 8 hours and 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 days after injury (P<0.05). The fluorescence expression of both the SCI group and the sham-operation group has be found and peaked at 7 days. There was a positive correlation between fluorescence intensity and time in 7 days after transfection. With the prolongation of postoperative time, the BBB scores of groups A, B, and C showed a gradually increasing trend. The BBB score of group C was significantly lower than those of groups A and B at 5, 7, and 14 days after treatment (P<0.05). After transfection for 7 days, Western blot results showed that the relative expression of MSK1 protein in group C was significantly lower than that in groups A and B (P<0.05); and the relative expression of PCNA protein was significantly higher than that in groups A and B (P<0.05). Immunofluorescence staining showed that MSK1 was expressed in the nuclei of the spinal cord and colocalized with green fluorescent protein, neuronal nuclei, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). The relative expression area of MSK1 positive cells in group C was significantly higher than that in group B (P<0.05), and the relative expression areas of PCNA and GFAP positive cells were significantly lower than those in group B (P<0.05).ConclusionLentivirus-mediated MSK1 siRNA can effectively silence the expression of MSK1 in rat spinal cord tissue. MSK1 may play a critical role in the repair of SCI in rats by regulating the proliferation of glial cells.